...Anchorage. 1971: Congress passes Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 1973: First Iditarod sled dog race held. Dick Wilmarth of Red Devil wins in 20 days. 1974: Construction of trans-Alaska oil pipeline begins. 1976: Alaska voters approve...

...to Nome. Winning mushers are listed with their times in days, hours, minutes and seconds. Year Musher Time 1973 Dick Wilmarth 20:00:49:41 1974 Carl Huntington 20:15:02:07 1975 Emmitt Peters 14:14:43:45 1976 Gerald Riley 18...

...to Nome. Winning mushers are listed with their times in days, hours, minutes and seconds. Year Musher Time 1973 Dick Wilmarth 20:00:49:41 1974 Carl Huntington 20:15:02:07 1975 Emmitt Peters 14:14:43:45 1976 Gerald Riley 18...

...Nome. Winning mushers are listed with their times in days, hours, minutes and seconds. Year / Musher / Time 1973 Dick Wilmarth 20:00:49:41 1974 Carl Huntington 20:15:02:07 1975 Emmitt Peters 14:14:43:45 1976 Gerald Riley 18...

...to Nome. Winning mushers are listed with their times in days, hours, minutes and seconds. Year Musher Time 1973 Dick Wilmarth 20:00:49:41 1974 Carl Huntington 20:15:02:07 1975 Emmitt Peters 14:14:43:45 1976 Gerald Riley 18...

...the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1973 - when Dick Wilmarth crossed the finish line after more than 20 days on the...Not just those that were there at the inception - when Dick Wilmarth crossed, not under a burled arch, but over a line...

...Anchorage. 1971: Congress passes Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 1973: First Iditarod sled dog race held. Dick Wilmarth of Red Devil wins in 20 days. 1974: Construction of trans-Alaska oil pipeline begins. 1976: Alaska voters approve...

...year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Pozarnsky's time compares with the first Iditarod in 1973, when champion Dick Wilmarth took more than 20 days to win, and the Red Lantern holder took more than 32 days to finish. Improvements in trail...